2012-13 Media Guide - Washington Capitals - NHL.com

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JOHN
CARLSON
Defense • Height: 6’3” • Weight: 212 • Shoots: Right
Born: January 10, 1990 (Natick, Mass.)
Drafted: Capitals’ first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft
2011-12
Led the team in blocked shots (153) ... 2nd among WSH defensemen in shots (152) and
points (32) ... Set a career high in goals (9) ... Played in all 82 games for the second-
consecutive season ... Scored a PPG on 4/7 at NYR ... Scored his 8th goal of the season
on 2/22 at OTT ... Scored on 2/12 at NYR ... Scored a goal on 2/1 at FLA ... Named
NHL’s “Third Star” of the week for week ending Dec. 11 (1g-6a in 3 games) ... Registered
a career high 3 assists on 12/5 at FLA and tied a career-high with 8 shots on goal ... Had
a 4-game point streak (2g-3a) from 11/19-25 ... Scored a goal and registered 4 shots on
goal on 11/8 vs. DAL ... Added an assist and recorded a team-high 5 shots on 11/5 at NYI
... Scored first goal of the season on 11/4 at CAR ... Recorded an assist, 3 blocked shots
and led the team in shots (6) on 10/29 at VAN; paced WSH in ice time (25:53) ... Led the
team with 3 blocked shots on 10/20 at PHI ... First assist on 10/8 vs. CAR and registered
3 shots on goal ... Led WSH defensemen and t-5th on the team in postseason points ...
T-1st among blueliners in goals and assists during playoffs ... Tied for team lead among
defensemen in shots (27) ... 2nd on team in ice time per game (24:02) ... 4th on WSH in
hits (30) and 1st in blocked shots (38) during the playoffs ... Scored a goal in Game 3 of
ECSF vs. NYR on 5/2 ... Scored in Game 5 of ECSF at NYR on 5/7.
Career
2010-11: Matched a Capitals single-season franchise record for most points by a rookie
defenseman (37); He joins Robert Picard and Greg Theberge on that list ... Fourth on
the team and third amongst NHL rookies in plus/minus at +21 ... Led the team in ice time
21 times, including the Winter Classic; led NHL rookies in ice time (22:38) per game ...
Led the team and all NHL rookies in blocked shots (160) ... Had 22 of his 37 points at
home (6g-16a) ... Fourth among NHL rookie defensemen in points (37), third in assists
(30) and tied for fourth in goals (7) … Had a career-high four-game point streak from
10/9-19 (1g-5a) … Recorded six multiple-point games ... Second among rookies in the
NHL in playoff ice time, skating 23:58 per game … During the playoffs was fourth on the
team in blocked shots (17) ... Tied for the league lead in goals by a rookie defenseman
during the postseason (2). 2009-10: Skated in 22 games for Washington and had six
points (1g-5a) … Made NHL debut at the age of 19 against MTL (11/20), skating 17:24
… Youngest player to play for the Caps since Alexander Semin made his NHL debut
on 10/14/03 at MTL … Had four points (1g-3a) in 10 road games … Recorded his first
NHL point, an assist, at PIT (1/21) … Scored his first NHL goal 3/25 at CAR … Had
two points (1g-1a) in his last five games … Tied for fifth among NHL rookies with a +11
rating … Averaged 15:14 TOI … Had 29 hits and 32 blocked shots … Was +2 in three
straight games from 1/15—1/21 … Had an assist in three straight games from 3/10—3/16
… Played a season-high 19:48 at FLA (3/16) … Played in 48 games for the Hershey Bears
(AHL) and had 39 points (4g-35a) … Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team … Represented
Hershey in the AHL All-Star Game … Fourth in the AHL, second among rookies, at +37
… Had two assists and was +4 at Binghamton (10/9) … Was +3 vs. Norfolk ( 11/13) and
vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11/14) … Had four assists at Adirondack (11/27) and three
assists vs. TOR (12/20) … Was +12 in January and scored in back-to-back games 1/23
vs. Manitoba and 1/29 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton ... Rejoined Hershey after the Stanley
Cup playoffs and posted seven points (2g-5a) in 13 games ... Had five points (2g-3a) in
the last three games of the Calder Cup final (6/9—6/14), including the game-winning
goal in Games 4 and 6 ... Was +7 in the playoffs, including +4 in the final series vs. Texas.
2008-09: Appeared in 16 playoff games for Hershey upon finishing his junior season with
the London Knights (OHL) … Recorded two goals, one assist and was +3 as the Bears
won the Calder Cup … Played for Capitals legend Dale Hunter in London … Collected
numerous team awards with the Knights: team MVP, Booster Club Player of the Year,
Best Defenseman, Rookie of the Year and Playoff Performer of the Year (co-winner) …
Ranked second among OHL rookies and tied for second among defensemen with 76
points (16g-60a) … Finished first among OHL rookies and third overall with 60 assists
… Played in the OHL All-Star Game … OHL coaches voted him as having the best shot
and hardest shot (co-winner) in the league’s Western Conference … His nine PPGs tied
for third among league defensemen … Registered 23 multiple-point games … Recorded
two seven-game point streaks: 12/6—12/31, 4g-9a, and 11/5—11/22, 3g-6a … Posted
four points in a game on two occasions: 12/14 vs. Sarnia and 3/1 vs. Kingston (both
1g-3a) … Led the Knights with 22 points (7g-15a) in 14 playoff games … Recorded a
10-game point streak, the second longest in the OHL playoffs, from 3/28—4/22 (7g-14a).
2007-08: Named to the USHL Second All-Star Team and the USHL All-Rookie Team …
Ranked second among USHL defensemen in scoring with 43 points (12g-31a) … Played
in the USHL All-Star Game, where he recorded an assist. 2006-07: Appeared in two
games with Indiana in the USHL, recording six PIM.
International Career
Won a gold medal with the U.S. in the 2010 World Junior Championship ... Named to the
tournament all-star team ... Averaged a point per game in seven games (4g-3a), third in
scoring among tournament defensemen ... Scored twice in the gold-medal game against
Canada, including the overtime winner ... Led American defensemen in scoring and was
tied for third on the team at +8.
NHL Transactions
Capitals’ first-round choice, 27th overall, in the 2008 Entry Draft.
Personal
Was born in Massachusetts but spent much of his childhood in NJ … Grew up a fan of
Scott Stevens, the New Jersey Devils and Boston Bruins ... Also looked up to Sergei
Fedorov … Favorite sports outside of hockey are golf and lacrosse … Enjoys watching
Entourage ... Favorite hockey memory is winning the World Junior Championship ... Was
the spokesman for the Inova Blood Drive in July 2010.